On that note, I try not to download anything I do not already own on CDs or as part of a movie soundtrack, but I ironically almost never buy CDs anymore, not because I download the songs, but because I simply don't feel like plunking down fifteen dollars when I know that there are rarely more than three songs that I actually care about on a disc.

The only way CD sales are going to pick up is if artists start putting out music of a more consistent quality or if the prices drop to a reasonable level.